Combined memorandum pad and container



July 20, 1943.

E. WESTBERG 2,324,966

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ll 'aligassignorpf onehalite Ale'x'Li'nd, Willi s ton, N. Dak:Applicatinnz- March 7, 1942;.seriai-Nm 43338061;

. My invention relatest'oam improved combined memorandum pad: and:container; and the primany-object of my invention; is to. provide a"simpie and efficient arrangement of this: character which providesa rollpaper memorandum pad devised in alconvenient and attractive form; t'o--gether with special; ccmpartments for holding cigarettes; shavingimplements, andthe like, wherebythe device serves the dual purpose oiipmvidingtt raveling men and otherswith an efficient memorandumpad andcontainer. for'the articles mentioned; all in a single'unit.

Other important objects and advantages of: my invention will be apparentfrom areading of the following description taken in connectionwiththeappended drawings. wherein for pur VII tions of: a; safety.razor'shown: in phantom lines;

Eigure 3aisi a transversezvertical. sectional View taken approximatelycentrally through Figure I 2;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary. plan view-' showing.

one end. of the paper roll'and :its-spooL,

Figure:.5 is a. view of. the shaft onwhich the spoolis mounted. Figure 6isrrazperspective-view of the spool. Figure 7 is, a perspective view ofthe paper retainer bar.

Referringxim det'aikto the drawings, the numeral 5 generally designatesthe main body of the device which consists in the substantially parallelsided longitudinal walls 6 whose opposite ends are curved in accordancewith the contour of the curved ends 1 and 8 which are secured to andbetween the curved ends of the side walls. The space between the ends 1and 8 and between the side walls 6 is closed by the swingable frontcover which is generally designated I0 and which itself has side wallsII to meet the upper edges '9 of the main body side walls 6, with theweb l2 between the side walls II and attached to their upper edges,curved downwardly at its opposite ends to merge into the curved endwalls I and 8, as indicated in Figure 3 of the drawings,

Suitable hinge means I3 arranged atthe inner sides of the wall portions[2 and 8 swingably mount the frontcover' lnito enable it to bei swung:to the open position illustrated in Figure l'xof the drawings; Adjacentthe opposite endsof the" front cover H]: is a rotatable catch button IIwhich'h'a's'a shank passingthrough theweb I2 and equipped at the innerside of the web IT with a projecting finger l5 adapted to engage underthe front edge of the curved end wall of the body 5 to retain the frontcover in a'closed: position when desired? I Longitudinal ribs 18 runalong the'opp'osite walls H froma pointadjacentthecatch: to a transverseledge l1; 'I h'eenclosureprovided bytheribs- IG and the ledge I 1-provide a receptacle for anumber of calender cardsl8; which may beinserted in place through the aperture provided-by the spacing of thelefthandends ofthe ribs Hi fromthe'r'egio'n" of the catch I4; asillustrated-in'Fig-ure 3 of -tlie drawings; l p The space below thetransverse element H, within the' fiont cover I0 provides a receptaclefor cigarettesor the like" (not shown), thesame being retained in placeby a retainer plate I9 which has earsmou'nting swingably on a transverseaxle 20 secured in the side walls ll of the cover I0 and normallyswungto a closed positionby a conventional spring arrangement 21'; Onthe upper end T of the main body isprovided a pair of laterallyspacedlOopS-Z-Ltoand between which extends a fie'xible" carrying strap 723 like that possessed by a folding camera AS' indicated 1"- of thedrawings tlzie.

front cover I0 iii-being opened exposes" not only I the calendar cards:l8; and: the cigarette retainer: l9: and the" cigarette compartmenttorbe reached through forwardly swinging-the plate? lSibutfthe openingofthe.- cover' exposes-(the: writing; paper roll whichis'gcnera'Hy-designated: 24 and which consists of an ordinary roll ofwriting paper such as used in commercial calculating and addingmachines, the same being wound from one roller to the other, locatedwithin opposite ends of the main body 5. A tearing arm 25 is hinged atthe left hand side of the main body by a journal 26 receiving the bightportion of a U-shape 21 whose legs are anchored in a'dumrny wheel form28 located at the upper left hand corner of the main body. A springarrangement 29 cooperates with a hinge device to keep the arm 25normally down-pressed in the position in which it is shown in Figure 1of the drawings and in which its opposite extremity rests, as indicatedby the numeral 30, on the edge of the opposite side wall 6 of the body 5at a point just above or coincident with the upper edge of the writingtable the upper surface of the writing table 3| from which it declinestoward the spool 34 which is mounted on the winding shaft 35 whichterminates in a winding wheel 36 which may or may not have the crankhandle 31 suitably attached thereto at an eccentric point as indicatedby the numeral 38. The shaft 35 has a stop collar 39 and inwardly of ita key 40 to cooperate with the semi-circularly cut-out portion 4| on theadjacent end of the spool 34 is non-rotatably connecting the shaft 35and the spool 34. The spool 34 is provided with a longitudinal slot 42into which the end of the paper 24 is inserted in order to wind thepaper upon the spool 34 by rotating the winding wheel 36. The shaft 35is journaled through the side walls 6 of the main body 5 at the upperpart thereof as seen in Figure l of the drawings, with the wheel 36 onthe right hand side for easy operation,

The opposite end of the main body accommodates the paper roll as itcomes from the factory or distributor on a spool 34 which is, in turn,mounted on a shaft 35 which is journaled in the side walls 6 of the mainbody. Spring-pressed retarding means located within the curved end 8 ofthe main body press against the supply roll which is generallydesignated 44 to prevent the same from unwanted unrolling of the papertherefrom. Another friction retarding element 45 is similarly arrangedin the opposite end of the main body to engage the graduallyaccumulating paper on the spool 34. Underneath the tearing arm 25 is around stationary guide shaft 46 over which the paper glides from oneroller to the other. I

A winding wheel 36' is affixed to the shaft 35' at the lower end of themain body as shown in Figure l of the drawings for winding-and rewindingpurposes. a The bottom or back 41 of the main body is fully open betweenits sidewalls 6 between the points 48 and 49 to provideaccess tocompartments behind the writing table 3|, the said opening beingclosable by the rear cover which is generally designated 49 and whichhas a knob equipped latch 50 for enabling rotating the latch 5| into andout of position to hold the rear cover closed, On the inner side of therear coveris a drawings.

channeled frame 52 which holds a mirror 53 in place which is accessibleto view when the cover 49 is in the open position. A hinge arrangement53 swingably connects the rear cover 49 with the edge of the mentionedopening in the back or bottom 41 of the main body. A shallow transversewall 54 met by a longitudinal dividing wall 55 provides two laterallyseparated compartments for accommodating such articles as the headand'the razor blades of a safety razor, as indicated by the dotted linesin Figure 2 of the A deeper transverse wall 56 spaced from the wall 54provides a compartment for the reception of the handle of the safetyrazor or the like, and the space above the wall 56 and bounded at its toby the wall 32 providesspace p at the lower end of the table 3| asindicated in Figures 3 and 1 of the drawings. One end of the bar 51 isprovided with a handle 58 while the opposite end is provided with a loop59 which is located atright angles to the bar and acts as an abutmentagainst the outside of the left hand wall 6 when the adjacent 'end ofthe bar is inserted in a notch 60 formed in the upper edge of the sidewalls 6, with the opposite end of the bar inserted in a similar notch 6|formed in the opposite side wall 6, with the handle 58.also acting as anabutment, taking advantage of the flexibility of the walls 6, to holdthe retainer bar 51 in place to insure the papers being held in smoothwriting condition on the table 3|.

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not wish to limitthe application of the invention thereto, except as may be required bythe scope of the subjoined claim.

Having described the claimed as new is:

A device of the class described comprising an elongated rectangular bodyincluding side and end walls, respectively, and a bottom, a shorterrectangular wall structure in said body arising from said bottom andforming with said side and end walls end walls in said body adapted tocontain paper reels for feeding a memorandum strip from one to theother, said wall structure including a flat top forming a table overwhich said strip may be fed for writing thereon, and a turtle backhinged cover for said body forming when closed a space above the flattop for storage of articles therein, said cover having a swinga'blespring pressed plate therein coacting with the top of the cover to clamarticles therebetween.

invention, what is ERIK WES'I'BERG.

